# Ruth Collet

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British painter, printmaker and illustrator (1909-2001)

Ruth Collet Born Ruth Isabelle Salaman 1909 (1909) Barley, Hertfordshire, England Died 2001 (aged 91–92) Known for Painting Spouse Robert Collet

**Ruth Isabelle Collet** née **Salaman** (1909 – 2001) was a British painter, printmaker and illustrator.

## Biography

Collet was born in [Barley](/source/Barley%2C_Hertfordshire) in [Hertfordshire](/source/Hertfordshire) into a talented family of artists and scientists.[1] Her father was the botanist [Redcliffe N. Salaman](/source/Redcliffe_N._Salaman) and her mother was the Hebrew scholar [Nina Ruth Davis](/source/Nina_Salaman). After [Bedales School](/source/Bedales_School) Collet studied at the [Slade School of Art](/source/Slade_School_of_Art) in London from 1927 to 1930 and then trained in etching with [S W Hayter](/source/Stanley_William_Hayter) in Paris between 1932 and 1935.[2][3] She returned to London where she studied with [Marian Kratochwil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marian_Kratochwil&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Kathleen Browne](/source/Kathleen_Browne_(artist)) and was associated for a time with the [East London Group](/source/East_London_Group).[1] Collet exhibited at the [Royal Academy](/source/Royal_Academy), with the [New English Art Club](/source/New_English_Art_Club) and the [London Group](/source/London_Group) and the [Women's International Art Club](/source/Women's_International_Art_Club).[4][2] Works by her were shown at the [Leicester Galleries](/source/Leicester_Galleries) and at [Gainsborough's House](/source/Gainsborough's_House) in [Sudbury](/source/Sudbury%2C_Suffolk) while she had a solo exhibition at the Annexe Gallery in London during 1982.[2][1] Other solo shows were held at the Sue Rankin Gallery in 1987, at the [Sternberg Centre for Judaism](/source/Sternberg_Centre) and at the Moss Gallery in 1991. The [Ben Uri Gallery](/source/Ben_Uri_Gallery) acquired a number of works by Collet in 1987.[1][3]

Colet used her etching and printmaking skills to produce a large number of illustrations for the [Westminster Synagogue](/source/Westminster_Synagogue) in central London and also to illustrate a number of dust jackets for books.[1] She was married to the musician and music historian Robert Collet and for many years the couple lived at [Northwood](/source/Northwood%2C_London) near London. A memorial exhibition of her work was held in 2003 at the Broughton House Gallery in Cambridge.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-5) David Buckman (2006). *Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L*. Art Dictionaries Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-953260-95-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-953260-95-X).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Spalding_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Spalding_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Spalding_2-2) [Frances Spalding](/source/Frances_Spalding) (1990). *20th Century Painters and Sculptors*. Antique Collectors' Club. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85149-106-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85149-106-6).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WMSchwab_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WMSchwab_3-1) W.M Schwab, ed. (1987). *Jewish Artists The Ben Uri Collection*. Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd / Ben Uri Art Society. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85331-537-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85331-537-X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GMWaters_4-0)** Grant M. Waters (1975). *Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950*. Eastbourne Fine Art.

## Further reading

- *Obituary; Ruth Collet* by Marion Glastonbury, published in [The Independent](/source/The_Independent), 28 June 2001

## External links

- [32 artworks by or after Ruth Collet](https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:collet-ruth-19092001) at the [Art UK](/source/Art_UK) site

- [Works by Collet in the Ben Uri collection](http://www.benuricollection.org.uk/intermediate.php?artistid=200)

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